Beckett Rosset (born 1970) is a writer and host of underground literary artist salons in New York City. [1] His influence on New York City underground culture has been featured in the Sunday edition of the New York Times and The Brooklyn Rail.

Rosset hosted salons from 2022 to 2023. They were originally hosted out of an eccentric 1920's town house belonging to the former heir of Welche's in the West Village at 422 Hudson Street from 2022 to 2023, prior to the building being sold.[1] The salons were subsequently moved to various underground locations in lower Manhattan. Rosset's curatorial efforts have championed underground, up-and-coming poets, playwrights, artists and performers including Nico Walker, Christian Lorentzen, Megan Nolan,[1] Ellen Frances,[2] and Matthew Gasda,[3] among others.

Rosset is named after author and playwright Samuel Beckett,[4] and is the son of Beckett's legendary publisher Barney Rosset.[5] Beckett Rosset was famously photographed as a child alongside his namesake by Richard Avedon.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vadukul, Alex (April 2023). "The Last Days of Beckett's, A Smoky New York Literary Salon - The New York Times". The New York Times.
  2. 1 2 Frances, Ellen (2023-04-01). "Beckett Rosset with Ellen Frances". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ↑ Vadukul, Alex (31 March 2022). "A Playwright Makes the Scene in New York Living Rooms - The New York Times". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Silverman, Al (2008). The time of their lives: the golden age of great American book publishers, their editors and authors. New York: T. Talley. ISBN 978-0-312-35003-1.
  5. ↑ "At Home with Beckett Rosset". Grand. 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
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